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]] Kiedis was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan to John Kiedis (a.k.a. Blackie Dammet ) and Margaret "Peggy" Idema, and has two half-sisters, Julie and Jenny, and one half-brother, James. Anthony's parents divorced in 1968 , when he was 5. He lived with his mother in Grand Rapids until he was 11, then moved to California with his father. On his 12th birthday, he lost his Virginity to one of his father's girlfriends. Around this time, while a student at Fairfax High School , Anthony met Michael Balzary and the late Hillel Slovak , and would eventually go on to form bands with them (initially known as ''Tony Flow & The Miraculously Majestic Masters Of Mayhem'', finally settling on the Red Hot Chili Peppers). Kiedis has had many struggles with Drug Addiction , including Heroin and Cocaine . His father introduced him to drugs at the age of 12. He initially forced himself to get clean after the Heroin Overdose death of former Chili Peppers guitarist Hillel Slovak in 1988 for five years, but relapsed many times. He finally became clean again on December 24th, 2000 (he remains clean to this day). He has admitted to temptations of another Relapse but so far has managed to stay clean. Kiedis claims that his dog, Buster (named after one of his all-time favorite comedians, Buster Keaton ) played a big part in helping him stay clean from drug abuse. Sadly, Buster, a Rhodesian Ridgeback , has since died. Kiedis appeared as an actor in the 1991 Keanu Reeves / Patrick Swayze vehicle Point Break playing Tone, the Surfer , and also featured in The Chase in 1994 playing Will (alongside bandmate Flea). His earlier acting work saw him adopting the stage name "Cole Dammet" (after his father's nickname) and starring as Sylvester Stallone 's son in the film '' F.I.S.T. '' Anthony and his band are currently preparing for the release of a new album entitled " Stadium Arcadium " which will be released on May 9 , 2006; the first single from the album, Dani California , is scheduled to be released on May 2 , 2006.. In 2004 Kiedis published a memoir named '' Scar Tissue '' which made it as high as 17th on the New York Times Bestseller List. {Link without Title} . TRIVIA
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